The Letters of William S. Burroughs: Volume I: 1945-1959 - William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)--guru of the Beat Generation, controversial éminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of black humor satirists--had a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers. His many books include Naked Lunch , Queer , Exterminator! , The Cat Inside , The Western Lands , and Interzone . Oliver Harris edited The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1945-1959 . He is currently a lecturer in American Literature at the University of Keele.